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NPR’s Planet Money did a great podcast “Godzillions On Parade” which addresses this same topic – our struggle to contextualize large numbers.
About half way in, they transition to an interview with a neuroscientist about the mind’s inability to handle large numbers and ponder our current plight…
Adam Davidson: So basically, the entire United States, maybe the entire world, has for the last six months been in a crash course of learning how to think about millions and billions and trillions and we’re still new at it right?Chana Joffe-Walt: Right
I’d highly recommend checking it out. Planetmoney has been kicking ass lately. Their “Pirates have Timesheets” podcast was also really good.
I’d love to hear Radiolab touch on some of these themes…
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